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By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has reiterated the Supreme Court’s position that a birth certificate is not proof of citizenship but rather a record of one’s birth location. Explaining that the information on a birth certificate is not verifiable during her vetting on Friday, May …

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah     Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo says ex-gratia is not applicable to judges in the country. She clarified that judges don’t receive any ex-gratia as other public office holders adding that they continue in office and don’t leave office until they retire. …

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esabaa Torkornoo, says her position is on the side of the law with regard to issues on LGBTQ+. The Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill is currently before Parliament.   The Bill considered by many as an anti-LGBTQ+ law …

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah     Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo says processes are ongoing to address the demands of striking members of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG). She said this on Friday, May 26, when she appeared before the Appointments Committee in Parliament for her vetting. …